Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Elections: 2004, 2006, 2009
In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016
Premier
Annastacia Palaszczuk
Deputy
John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by
Annastacia Palaszczuk
Succeeded by
Tim Nicholls
In office 21 January 2008 – 2 April 2009
Premier
Anna Bligh
Deputy
Fiona Simpson Mark McArdle
Preceded by
Jeff Seeney
Succeeded by
John-Paul Langbroek
In office 4 February 2003 – 18 September 2006
Premier
Peter Beattie
Deputy
Jeff Seeney
Preceded by
Mike Horan
Succeeded by
Jeff Seeney
Minister for Health of Queensland
In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
Premier
Campbell Newman
Preceded by
Geoff Wilson
Succeeded by
Cameron Dick
Shadow Minister for State Development, Major Projects, Infrastructure and Planning
In office 29 November 2010 – 11 April 2011
Leader
John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by
David Gibson
Succeeded by
Jeff Seeney
Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Justice
In office 5 April 2009 – 29 November 2010
Leader
John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by
Mike Horan
Succeeded by
Jarrod Bleijie
In office 2 July 1998 – 27 September 2005
Leader
Rob Borbidge Mike Horan Himself
Preceded by
Matt Foley
Succeeded by
Mark McArdle
Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
In office 5 April 2009 – 29 November 2010
Leader
John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by
Steve Dickson
Succeeded by
Jann Stuckey
Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland Deputy Leader of the Liberal National Party
In office 2 April 2009 – 11 April 2011
Leader
John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by
Mark McArdle
Succeeded by
Tim Nicholls (Opposition) Jeff Seeney (LNP)
Deputy Leader of the Queensland National Party
In office 26 February 1999 – 2 March 2001
Leader
Rob Borbidge
Preceded by
Mike Horan
Succeeded by
Vaughan Johnson
Minister for Natural Resources of Queensland
In office 16 February 1998 – 26 June 1998
Premier
Rob Borbidge
Preceded by
Howard Hobbs
Succeeded by
Rod Welford
Queensland Government Chief Whip
In office 20 February 1996 – 16 February 1998
Premier
Rob Borbidge
Preceded by
Don Livingstone
Succeeded by
Rob Mitchell
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Southern Downs
In office 17 February 2001 – 25 November 2017
Preceded by
New seat
Succeeded by
James Lister
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Warwick
In office 19 September 1992 – 17 February 2001
Preceded by
Des Booth
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Carnarvon
In office 2 December 1989 – 19 September 1992
Preceded by
Peter McKechnie
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Mayor of the Goondiwindi Region
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2020
Preceded by
Graeme Scheu
Personal details
Born
Lawrence James Springborg
(1968-02-17) 17 February 1968 (age 56) Inglewood, Queensland, Australia
Political party
Liberal National
Other political affiliations
National (1989–2008)
Spouse
Linda Springborg
Nickname
The Borg
Lawrence James SpringborgAM (born 17 February 1968) is an Australian politician. He led the National Party in the Queensland Parliament from 2003 to 2006 and again in 2008, before becoming the first leader of the merged Liberal National Party from 2008 to 2009. He led the LNP again from 2015 to 2016 before announcing his retirement. He currently serves as Mayor of Goondiwindi Regional Council, having been elected in March 2020.[1]
As Leader of the Queensland branch of the National Party, he led the National–Liberal coalition to defeats at both the 2004 and 2006 Queensland elections. He resigned as leader after his second election defeat, and was replaced by his former deputy, Jeff Seeney. However, after only 16 months as leader and facing poor opinion polling against Seeney, Springborg replaced him.
Following this defeat Springborg played a leading role in the creation of the Liberal National Party (LNP), becoming the party's first leader but resigning after he led it to defeat at the 2009 Queensland election. John-Paul Langbroek was elected as his successor, with Springborg elected as Deputy Leader.[2] Following a move by the LNP organisation to install Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman as leader of the state Party from outside of Parliament, both Langbroek and Springborg lost their positions to Newman and Jeff Seeney respectively. The Newman-led LNP overwhelmingly won the 2012 election and Springborg became Minister for Health in the Newman Cabinet. After the 2015 election, Newman lost his electorate of Ashgrove and Springborg was once again elected leader of the LNP, with Langbroek serving as his deputy as the LNP returned to opposition after one term in office.[3] On 6 May 2016, Springborg lost the leadership of the LNP to Tim Nicholls.[4]
^"Electoral Commission of Queensland". Goondiwindi Regional Mayor - Results. ECQ.
^"John-Paul Langbroek elected new leader of Queensland LNP". AAP. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009.
^"Lawrence Springborg elected as new Queensland LNP leader, John-Paul Langbroek as deputy". ABC News. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
^"Tim Nicholls topples Lawrence Springborg to become Queensland LNP leader". ABC News. 6 May 2016.
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